Example sentences of "[Wh pn] won [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The trainer explained : ‘ Three of them , Jeff Newton , Mick Dews and Barry Dixon , had a horse with me called The White Lion , who won a seller and I told them to let it go . |
2 | The other two Tribunites are Clare Short — who won a strong vote last year — and Harriet Harman , health spokesperson , who is standing for the Shadow Cabinet for the first time . |
3 | The result of all this politics — and Ramsey 's sense that he might be reading the wrong subject , because his interests were now more modern than ancient — meant that his classics did not go as might be expected of someone who won a scholarship . |
4 | The uniform , designed more for seduction than aggression , was created by Mr Pierre Balmain who won a pre-podium skirmish with designers Lacroix , Lapidus and Cacherel . |
5 | Calcutt , the son of a Home Counties chemist who won a Cambridge scholarship after a minor public school scholarship and then held down a successful practice at the Bar , has a common Great and Good pedigree . |
6 | Nick Robinson , a centre-forward who won a rugby Blue in the centre in 1990 , is a Cambridge substitute today . |
7 | And it is not inconceivable that Lloyd Davies , Adrian 's brother , who won a rugby Blue in December , could follow a family precedent , this time at right-back . |
8 | The British party of seven , who start shooting today , also includes the Seoul silver medal winner , Alister Allan , and David Chapman , who won a gold for running target at the last Commonwealth Games . |
9 | In the quarter-finals today , Martin meets Finland 's Sami Elopuro , the highest-ranked European , who won a laborious 86-minute match against Australian Rodney Eyles . |
10 | Anne 's closest friend was Sarah Churchill , whose husband was created Duke of Marlborough in 1702 , and who won a resounding victory against the French troops of Louis XIV at Blenheim in 1704 , followed in later years by many other victories , which included the acquisition of Gibraltar , in which Admiral Rooke took a major part . |
11 | In the process he decided to verify the predictions of the British physiologist Archibald Vivian Hill ( who won a Nobel prize in 1922 , and died only five years ago ) . |
12 | Steve Lewis , who won a Welsh Schools cap from Albertillery GS at scrum-half and went on to gain an Oxford Blue in 1973 and play for Ebbw Vale and Bath , was approached and took on the job last summer . |
13 | Hysen , who won a Championship medal at Anfield , said last night : ‘ Anders is such a good footballer , I can not believe he 's not playing , particularly in a side that 's struggling . |
14 | ‘ Working for Dave Bassett has been the most important part of my football education , ’ insisted Marwood , who won a Championship medal with Arsenal just three-and-a-half years ago . |
15 | And they do n't come much nicer than Jason , who won a £200,000 libel action against The Face magazine earlier this year then promptly gave the money back . |
16 | BRITISH Gas executive Hilary Williams who won a sex discrimination case against her bosses has quit to run the Guides . |
17 | Their chairman , Barry Chauveau , said his club would follow the example of Burton Albion , who won a replay after a similar incident against Leicester in 1985 . |
18 | A DETECTIVE inspector 's daughter was jailed for six months yesterday for stealing £3,000 from athlete Kriss Akabusi , who won a World Championship gold medal . |
19 | Kate , 19 , of Andover , Hants , who won a bronze medal , said : ‘ You bring honour to your country and they stop your money . ’ |
20 | The honour of naming the train fell to seven-year-old Laura Scaife from Barnsley who won a competition in Storm Force News , the regular newspaper for members of the club , and guests at the ceremony included the mayor of Poole Councillor Mrs Anne Stribley , the deputy director of the RNLI Ray Kipling and InterCity Manager Cross Country Brian Johnson . |
21 | The ladies team is headed by Carol Greenwood who won a big international race in the Pyrennes just last week while three of the junior men team picked up silver team medals at last year 's World Cup in Italy . |
22 | They trailed 6–0 to two penalties by Gary Ellis as they came under early pressure from Horden , who won a lot of good ball but kept it among the forwards . |
23 | It looked as though he would be renewing his rivalry with Paul Cuskin , who won a sprint finish in 1988 , but the new Sunderland Harrier is having treatment for a calf muscle injury and can not race . |
24 | Of the four brothers who went to war , only Thomas Bradford , who won a Distinguished Service Order , survived and returned to County Durham to live a full life until his death aged 80 in 1966 . |
25 | George , who also won a VC for his part in a daring naval exploit at Zeebrugge , died on his 31st birthday , and James , who won a Military Cross for his actions at the Somme , died of his wounds at 28 . |
26 | There were medals too for two debutantes , Stuart Linden ( Cedars Special School , Gateshead ) who won a silver , and Darren Taylor ( Cedars ) who won a gold and a bronze . |
27 | There were medals too for two debutantes , Stuart Linden ( Cedars Special School , Gateshead ) who won a silver , and Darren Taylor ( Cedars ) who won a gold and a bronze . |
28 | TAFF Gregory , the Army cook who won a Gulf War BEM ( Eating Out August 14 ) , has quickly marched on from the Hartforth Hall Hotel at Gilling West , near Richmond . |
29 | Also addressing the Dolphin Centre rally was Darlington-born Tom Sawyer , deputy secretary of NUPE , who won a roar from the crowd when he announced new opinion poll findings giving Labour a six point lead . |
30 | Bobby Neill , who won a British featherweight title in the 1950s and went on to play a significant role in the development of such top-class boxers as Alan Rudkin and Alan Minter , has said : ‘ … hungry fighters ? |